Toilet accessory



Jan. 14, 1930. w FRIEDMAN 1,743,813

TOILET ACCES SORY Filed Sept. 28; 1927 Patented Jan. 14,- 1930 UNITEDSTATES PATENT o Frcn WILLIAM FRIEDMAN, on NEW YORK, 1v. Y., Assreuoa'ro,LUPE, mo on NEW YORKL 1v. Y., A CORPORATIQISY OFQNEW. YORK.

TOILET ACCESSORY Application filed September 2 8, 1927. Serial Not222,471.

This invention relates to toilet accessories, and more particularly tosuch accessories pertaining to make-up devices as generally employed bywomen and carried by them in their hand bags.

The objects of the invention are to provide a unitary article ofimproved construction providing the necessary make-up facilities; toenable any or all of those facilities to be em- 10 ployedsimultaneously; to prevent the mirror from becoming fogged by powder,rouge, etc.; to enable the mirror to be used without exposing the othermake-up articles; to avoid bulkiness; to provide means for convenientlyholding a rouge and powder container; to provide a construction havingminimum number of parts; to secure simplicity of construction andoperation, with ease and desirability of use; and to obtain otheradvantages and results as may be brought out in the followingdescription.

Referring to the accompanying drawing in which like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts throughout the several views Figure 1is a plan or face view of the toilet accessory embodying my invention,the container being shown open;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal edge view of the toilet accessory as shown inFig. 1;

Figure 3 is a similar edge view but showing the container closed; and tFigure 4: is a longitudinal sectional view on line H of Fig. 1.

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawing,the reference numeral 1 indicates the body portion in general of myimproved toilet accessory. Said body portion is preferably stamped outof a single sheet of metal of suitable size and shape. As 4 shown, saidbody portion is an elongated piece of metal having rounded ends. One endportion 2 is flat whereas the opposite end portion is depressed orcupped providing a container 3 for make-up material, such as 4 powder orrouge. Hinged, as at 1, to this cupped end of the body portion 1, isanother container 5 for another make-up article, such as powder orrouge. This container 5 is preferably arranged to also constitute acover for container 3 of the body portion, and with .the containers 3and 5 havetheir open sides 5 the parts are swung together oneconstitutes a cover forthe other, the container 5 hinged tents of saidcontainer 3 are being used. --w1ll'als0 be noted, that the containersvare so so that'the cover 5 will properly fit over. the

container 3 and so that when swung together or; faces toward each otherand their bulged or cuppedibottoms projecting in oppositedi- .rectionsfrom each other. While preferably parts 3and-5 constitute containers,and when to-thebody portion may be referred to as a cover for purposesof distinguishing it from the other container 3iforming a part of thebodyportion. 155 It will be observed thatthebodyv portion 1 provides 'aflatsurface 2, and I preferably employ this flat surface to provide areflector.

The device beingconstructed of metal, a very convenient form ofreflector is to polish the -metal on one orboth surfaces and in anyevent at the same side as the open side of the con itainer- 3 so thatuse may be made of the refleeting surface at the same time as theconarranged that they both open upwardly at the same time enabling-thecontents of both to be used in conjunction with the reflecting surface.I accordingly provide a structure which is very conveniently used and aconstruction which may be manufactured very readily and cheaply. Thereflecting surface is at all times exposed, and will not become foggedby the materials in either of the containers 3 or 5, and may also beused without opening those containers when there is no desire to use thecontents of the containers. Furthermore, the reflector 2 extending fromthe container 3 and rigid with respect thereto provides a veryconvenient means for bold ing said container while rubbing a pad on thecontents without any likelihood of the pad rubbing on the users fingersby which the device is held and soiling them.

Suitable means may be provided for holding the cover closed down uponthe body portion, and as one means for effecting this purpose, I haveshown a detent 6 on the outer edge of cover 5 which will pass through an10B opening 7 in the body portion and snap under a ledge 8 provided bythe edge of said opening. The device is accordingly very readily openedby pressing open this detent 6, and is as easily closed by merelyclosing the cover down and forcing the detent past the ledge.

The body portion and the containers may be of any shape desired, and maybe decorated or left plain in accordance with the desires or taste ofthe manufacturer. Furthermore, other detail changes and modificationsmay be made in the construction and use of my improved toilet accessory,so that I do not Wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exactconstruction shown or described, except as set forth in the followingclaims when construed in the light of the prior art.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A toilet accessorycomprising a container for make-up material, a cover also comprising acontainer and hinged to the first said container so that one containerwill close the other and when opened both containers will open in thesame direction, and a reflecting surface extending from and rigid I withrespect to one of said containers and facing in the same direction asthe containers when open thereby enabling the reflecting surface and thecontents of said containers to be used simultaneously.

2. A toilet accessory comprising a container for make-up material, acover member for said container hinged thereto, and a reflecting surfaceextending from and rigid with respect to said container and facing inthe same direction as the container when open thereby enabling thereflecting surface and the contents of said container to be usedsimultaneously and enabling the reflecting surface to be used as amirror Without opening said container. Y

WILLIAM FRIEDMAN.

